About The Village of Meadow Grove

Meadow Grove is a village in Madison County, Nebraska, with a population of 301, according to the 2010 Census, and is located 17 miles west of Norfolk. Meadow Grove was named by the Fremont and Missouri Valley Railroad because of its location: a meadow to the west and a cottonwood grove of trees to the south. Perry Vanado Lewis, a settler who migrated from New York, homesteaded the sight as a timber claim in 1868. The area was platted in 1886 and Perry Lewis gave away lots to those who would build and start a new business. A historical marker situated on Main Street beside Old Post Office #1 attests to this event. (Additional material: They Called it Meadow Grove by Lenora and Gary Kuchar)

Parks: Victory Park at 2nd and Main Street is a tribute to America's veterans. We have a Ball Park where a fenced-in ball diamond has hosted many ball games. Then there is "The Square", also at 2nd and Main, where kids go to shoot hoops.

THE SQUARE: This is Meadow Grove's "Claim to Famel"! This is where Meadow Grove earned the right to call itself "THE BIRTHPLACE OF FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES"!!! Businesses would stay open on Wednesday and Saturday nights for folks to come to town to trade and then watch a free outdoor movie. This was very popular during the first half of the 1900's. Occasionally a business or Booster Club will still offer a Free Outdoor Movie just for Old Times sake.